World Cancer Day special: Here and Now

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Cancer changes lives and prompts one to do a lot of introspection.

Here and Now offers photographic portraits and personal stories of 38 people -- of all ages and from all walks of life - who have confronted cancer at some point in their lives.

Their stories explore both the universal questions raised by a cancer diagnosis, and how their unique answers to those questions shaped each survivor into who they are today.

Written by authors Elena Dorfman and Heidi Schultz Adams, who had battled with cancer themselves, Here and Now is a beautiful volume that will provide comfort and insight to everyone from the recently diagnosed to the 20-year survivor. It eloquently demonstrates how seemingly insurmountable adversity can bring forth surprising courage and strength, both in us and those around us.